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will still be the NFL’s oldest active player next season.The 46-year-old kicker and the Indianapolis Colts have agreed to a new deal https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Anthony-Walker-Jersey , general manager Chris Ballard announced Friday on 1070 The Fan, the radio station that broadcasts the team’s games. Terms of the deal were not immediately available.But it was hardly a surprise. The day after Indy’s season ended with a divisional-round loss to Kansas City, Vinatieri said he would “probably” be back for his 24th season in the league. And if all goes as planned, the NFL’s career scoring leader might still be adding to his record total of 2,600 a while longer.“There are no guarantees for any of us that there’s a next day, a next year, anything. I’ve kind of always prepared myself thinking that way,” Vinatieri said last month after noting he’d like to play 10 more seasons. “There are no guarantees, and when you get to my age, you’re absolutely right, your days are numbered.”The four-time Super Bowl champion has showed no signs of slowing down.He made 23 of 27 field goal attempts last season and finished with 113 points — extending his league record to 21 100-point seasons.But that’s just part of Vinatieri’s resume.In September, he broke Morten Andersen’s league record for field goals made and needs 10 more to become the first player with 700 field goals. In October, he broke Andersen’s NFL scoring record. In December https://www.coltsfanshop.com , he became the fourth player in league history to participate in a game at age 46.100<button class="view-gallery">View Gallery</button> Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj MehtaHis 32 career playoff games are second all-time, behind former teammate Tom Brady, and he’s the only player to score 1,000 points with two different franchises — Indy and New England.Yet somehow Vinatieri and his white beard seem like a perfect fit in this young locker room.“He seems like he’s the same age he was when I first came in here and I guess that’s been eight years,” left tackle Anthony Castonzo said earlier this month. “That’s pretty impressive, eight years, going through your early 40s that you don’t really seem any older. I’m always impressed with how he’s able to hang out with the young guys and be one of the guys despite being old enough to be one of our dads.”Andrew Luck added: “Vinny is the best. I love him.”And there are more milestones ahead for Vinatieri if he stays healthy.His next game played will be No. 354, breaking a tie with Gary Anderson for second on the career list, and if he’s still kicking after he turns 47 in late December, Vinatieri would join Andersen and George Blanda as the only 47-year-olds to play in a game.But Ballard saw another reason to bring back the league’s oldest player for another season.“Do I think he can still kick in this league and be a really good kicker? Absolutely I do,” Ballard said Jan. 14 in his season-ending news conference. “He is as important a guy in that locker room as anyone. I don’t know if I have been around a special teams player that has as much impact as Adam does in the locker room. From a positive standpoint, all of our young guys that come in get to see Adam Vinatieri work, rehab Indianapolis Colts Customized Jerseys , prepare his body every year, be a pro, handle the hard times, handle the good times. I mean all of that, what Adam brings, brings a lot of value to this team.” Third-year pro will be pushed by GM Ballard’s new draft picks" Training CampColts AnalysisColts Training Camp PreviewsColts Training Camp Battle: Will Anthony Walker be Pushed Out of a Starting Spot?New,16commentsThird-year pro will be pushed by GM Ballard’s new draft picksEDTColts middle linebacker Anthony Walker was the talk of the town recently after NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks said the third-year pro could join teammate Darius Leonard as “one of the top linebackers in football.”However, it may not be that simple. Colts general manager Chris Ballard and company didn’t draft three linebackers for no reason. Look no further than third-round draft choice Bobby Okereke out of Stanford as Walker’s competition during training camp. Colts.com acknowledged in its coverage of Brooks’ comments that Walker is expecting to face a tough camp battle against the rookie. “We thrive on competition here. It is the NFL. The team is going to get the best player available and they feel that – it is just competition. That is all it is,” Walker said. “We are going to have fun doing it. Best player will play and we will leave it up to that.”Read also: Colts News: Anthony Walker Listed as a ‘Top Breakout’ CandidateLast year Walker was one of three players to accumulate at least 105 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 1 sack. The other two were Walker’s teammate, Leonard, and Carolina’s Luke Keuchly. However Indianapolis Colts T-Shirts , Ballard’s 2019 draft class made a statement about the direction the franchise wants to head in. Despite finishing 11th overall in total defense in 2017, the front office seemingly wants more. Seven of 10 selections came on the defensive side of the ball, including Orekeke, TCU DE/LB Ben Banogu (2nd round) and Tarleton State OLB EJ Speed (5th round). Despite Walker’s breakout numbers last season, some NFL experts question how much longer Walker will have control of the starting middle linebacker spot. “Couple of linebackers there and that tells you something there, that they are looking,” said Adam Schefter on The Adam Schefter Podcast. “Look, Anthony Walker is a good player but they are on the lookout for more help at that position. Right now, Walker is still listed as the starter, we’ll see how it shakes out in training camp.”Banogu, who played defensive end in college, is already getting work at end while Speed could back up Leonard if he doesn’t get cut. Orekeke and Walker will likely scrap it out for the middle spot in what should be one of camp’s fiercest battles, as Schefter pointed out. Read also: Indianapolis Colts Pre-Training Camp Depth Chart Projections2018 was a breakout season for Walker. The Miami-born pro participated in just over two-thirds of all Colts defensive snaps (66.28%) https://www.coltsfanshop.com/hats , along with nearly one-third (32.88%) of special teams snaps. It was a big jump from 2017 when he saw the field for just 10.69% of all defensive snaps. His most productive games in 2018 came in weeks three (73 snaps) and four (72), and later in the divisional round loss to the Chiefs (72). His least productive game came in week five’s 38-24 loss to the Patriots, when Walker participated in just 14 snaps. Walker had his breakout season in college at Northwestern as a sophomore in 2015, earning All-American honors by AP and Sports Illustrated, and finishing fourth in the nation with 20.5 tackles for loss. He tallied 19 tackles in one game against Duke. A year later, he entered the NFL draft. For Colts fans, all this seems to paint a positive picture. The numbers say Walker is poised for a breakout season. The Colts front office seems to be adding insurance, while pushing Walker by drafting Orekeke. Whatever the outcome, it seems like a win-win situation for the team.